The History Of Birthday Candles

BIRTHDAY CANDLES

You can probably thank the Ancient Greeks for putting 

candles on cakes. Baked goods were brought to the temple of 

Artemis, the goddess of the hunt and the moon, as offerings; they 

were adorned with candles to signify the glow of the moon. It 

was believed that smoke was a vehicle to bring prayers to the 

gods; that might be the origin of wishing while blowing out 

candles.The first birthday cake is believed to be from Germany in 

the middle ages. Young children would receive these treats for 

their birthdays in a celebration called Kinderfest. Candles were 

placed on the cake—one for each year of life, and an extra candle 

for the coming year—to represent the “light of life.” The 

superstition is to blow out the candles and make a silent wish.

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